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Science policy as discourse: The governance of nanotechnology in the United Kingdom (2010)
Book Chapter
Wienroth, M., & Kearnes, M. (2010). Science policy as discourse: The governance of nanotechnology in the United Kingdom. In U. Fiedeler, C. Coenen, S. R. Davies, & A. Ferrari (Eds.), Understanding nanotechnology : philosophy, policy and publics (101-120). AKA Verlag

Nanotechnology has emerged in the UK on the back of two key discourses that have driven the governance of the field: the knowledge-based economy and the risk debate. These two discourses have been articulated on pre-existing national structures, lead... Read More about Science policy as discourse: The governance of nanotechnology in the United Kingdom.